Disaster Movie 2012 Tops UK Box Office

2012 poster

Disaster movie 2012 starring John Cusack has topped the UK box office.

The epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors took £6.48m in its opening weekend.

2012 knocked Disney’s A Christmas Carol into second place, although the animation still made more money in its second weekend than its first.

Michael Caine’s latest film Harry Brown debuted at number three, while Disney Pixar’s Up slipped one spot to four. George Clooney’s military satire The Men Who Stare at Goats also dropped one place to number five.

The animated version of Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox, directed by Wes Anderson, remained at number six.

This Is It, the Michael Jackson film based on rehearsal footage for his ill-fated concerts, slipped five places to seven.

Alien thriller The Fourth Kind, starring Milla Jovavich, moved down from five to eight, while 1960s coming-of-age tale An Education held on to the ninth spot.

Jennifer’s Body, a horror comedy, slipped to tenth position after debuting at number seven last week.

UK BOX OFFICE TOP FIVE

1. 2012 – £6.48m
2. A Christmas Carol – £2.5m
3. Harry Brown – £1.27m
4. Up £985,722
5. The Men Who Stare at Goats – £796,080

Posted on November 18, 2009 | Filed Under Movies